DAVEY AROUND THE WORLD
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CARRYING ON FAMILY TRADITIONS DOWN THE RIVER
Carter Peck's dad taught him how to paddle at 10 years old, and to this day, he loves
it. Every week, even sometimes during the winter, Peck goes paddling by himself or
with his daughter, Scarlett. He and his brother-in-law go on fun semi-annual paddling
excursions, and on one annual winter trip, they have made it a tradition to dress up
as Santa Claus. This summer, Peck and his brother-in-law, Jonathan, paddled Satan's
Kingdom along Connecticut's Farmington River, a historically industrial river that
once supported wagon wheel making, forges and an ax factory.
"The Farmington is now extraordinarily clean and supports premier fly fishing,"
Peck, business developer, Davey Business Development Team, said. "The
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, along with other
volunteer groups, have spent decades rehabbing the river. As someone involved
in environmental services and ecology, my view and the success story of the
Farmington River truly inspire the work I do with Davey every day."
Carter Peck's brother-in-law, Jonathan, snaps a photo of Peck while they paddle along
Satan's Kingdom on the Farmington River in Connecticut.
NATURE, EDUCATION AND ROCK N' ROLL
For their 24th wedding anniversary, Jason Stock and his wife, Rebekah,
hiked through rainforests, saw massive glaciers and learned about local
tribal culture while on an Alaskan cruise. As they traveled through
the Inside Passage, which encompasses the islands on the Pacific
Northwest coast of North America, their guide spoke about native
trees, herbs and fungi and explained how totem poles are constructed
in the area. The couple also learned that Alaska has the greatest
number of bald eagles in the U.S. After stopping by the cities of
Vancouver, Ketchikan and Juneau, among several others, Jason and
Rebekah's trip concluded in Renton, Washington, where they visited
a shrine for the iconic guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
"Our favorite parts were our excursions like sea kayaking, whale
watching and electric biking through rainforest," Stock, UVM
technician, SDG&E account, Davey Resource Group, said. "Our
guides enriched our experience with local knowledge. The forest
scenery was pristine in most places, and the wildlife was reportedly
all around with bears roaming, although I didn't see them. I did see
a nesting juvenile bald eagle."
Jason Stock stands up in the clouds in Juneau during a trip on the Goldbelt Tram up Mount Roberts.
He and Rebekah went up 3,819 feet, which is over three times higher than the Empire State Building.
